Joseph Glanvil

WITCHES AND APPARITIONS
Sadducismus Triumphatus
1726

Joseph Glanvil

Sadducismus Triumphatus
Or, A full and plain
EVIDENCE,
CONCERNING.
WITCHES AND APPARITIONS

London: A. Bettesworth and J. Batley, 1726. 'The Fourth Edition, with Additions.'

Including 'A Supplementary Collection of REMARKABLE STORIES of Apparitions and Witchcraft.' by Dr. henry More and 'A Relation of the Swedish Witches'.

77/8 x 5 inches

[2 blanks (first endpaper marbled to one side)]+[*missing first frontis]+[1 leaf Title ]+[6pp 'Some Account of the Author's Life and Writings']+[4pp 'The Publisher to the Reader']+[1-35 'The Postscript']+[10 unnumbered pages consisting of 'The Epistle Dedicatory' and 'Preface']+[1-161]+[4 unnumbered pages of 'The Contents of the First Part']+[1 leaf with full page plate]+[1 leaf title to second part]+[10 unnumbered pages of 'Preface' to second part]+[Introduction starts at p223-498]+[full page Plate]+[2 end leaves]

First frontis engraving is absent and possibly lacking 4 pages of Publisher's advertising 'BOOKS Printed for W.Mears', otherwise complete as collated against the few copies found online.

Very Good condition. All flaws noted, although the majority are on the minor side and trivial. Please see numerous photographs for the worst of the flaws. Priced taking into account the condition and cost of repairs.

Missing first frontis / Lacks 4 pages of Publisher's adverts at end of the volume front board detached(possibly) / Leather spine starting to detach and lifts on 1 side but still holding / What appears to be a burn mark or spot runs from page 67 and at its worst on pages 60,61 and growing fainter and gone by page 68 / Small spot to outer edge, not affecting text, starting faintly on page 147 and ending faintly on page 151 / Small light stain to outer edge of page 233 / Small stain to outer edge, starting faintly on page 257 and ending on page 262 / Small stain to outside corner running faintly from page 307 to page 326 / Small spot to outer edge of pages 336,337 / Small spot to outer edge of page 344 /  Small spot to outer edge of page 385 / 1.5 inch tear from edges of pages 381,382 and pages 383,384 not affecting text / Stain to lower outside corner of page 401,402 not affecting text / Faint stain to upper edge of pages 465,466 not affecting text / Sliver from outer edge of pages 497,498 not affecting text / Old faint damp stain that runs intermittently throughout to the outer top edge of pages, affecting roughly 35 leaves to some degree

Worth rebinding and repair as original parts, gilt tooled panelled calf covers, etc are present